Telegraph Pole c. 20th century

Here is a photograph by Paul Strand of a Telegraph Pole. It's a small picture and the telegraph pole dominates. There's a second, broken pole to the left. It makes me think about painting in a funny way, because it is so stark and matter of fact. But a painting can also just "be" a thing. Like a pole! I like the way the wires criss-cross, there is a kind of geometric tangle, and then these buildings in the background, they give it scale. It's like a landscape, but an industrial one. I bet Strand was looking at other photographs and paintings when he made this image. We all are. And hopefully someone will look at his picture and make something new.